Title(s):
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Clinical Director of Spine Program at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Appointment Phone:
410-955-4424
Primary Location:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Expertise:
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst, Back Injuries, Back Pain, Basilar Impression, Basilar Invagination, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Cavernous Angioma, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation, Cervical Disc Herniation, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Spine Trauma, Cervical Spondylosis, Chiari Malformations, Chondrosarcoma, Chordomas, Cranio-cervical Junction Pathology, Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Spine Disease, Disc Pain, Giant Cell Tumor, Hemangioblastoma, Hemangiomas, Kyphosis, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Radiculopathy, Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Myxopapillary Ependymoma, Neck Pain, Nerve Sheath Tumor, Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Oncology, Osteoblastoma, Radiculopathy, Sacral Tumors, Sarcoma, Schwannoma, Sciatica, Scoliosis, Spinal Column Tumors, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Malformation, Spinal Cord Trauma, Spinal Cord Tumors, Spinal Decompression, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Dural Fistula, Spinal Ependymoma, Spinal Fixation, Spinal Fusion, Spinal Infection, Spinal Instability, Spinal Meningioma, Spinal Metastases, Spinal Neurofibroma, Spinal Pain, Spinal Reconstruction, Spinal Schwannoma, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Trauma, Spinal Tumors, Spine and Spinal Deformities, Spine Surgery, Spine Tumors, Spondylolisthesis, Spondylosis, Cervical, Spondyloysis, Thoracic Disc Herniation
Education and Experience
Training
- University of Michigan Medical School (Ann Arbor MI)/ (1999)
Residencies
- Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit MI)/ Neurosurgery (2006)
Certifications
- Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery (2010)
Locations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street
Meyer Building Room Meyer 7-109
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-4424
Appointment Phone: 410-955-4424
Fax: 410-502-3399
Location Map
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
4940 Eastern Avenue
Lord Mason Drive, Building 301 Room Room 2100
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: 410-955-0939
Appointment Phone: 410-955-0939
Location Map
Department / Division
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Neurosurgery - Spine
Centers/Institutes
Centers / Institutes
- Spine Center
Bio
Biography
Dr. Ali Bydon specializes in degenerative disorders of the spine (cervical, thoracic, and lumbar osteophytes or disk herniation; cervical, thoracic and lumbar synovial cyst herniation; cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal stenosis; cervical, thoracic and lumbar spondylolisthesis, spondylosis, spondylolysis, and degenerative scoliosis), neoplastic disorders of the spine (intradural spinal tumors, intramedullary spinal tumors, extradural metastatic spinal tumors, spinal meningiomas, spinal schwannaomas), traumatic spinal cord and vertebra column injuries; complex reconstruction and restoration of the spine; and minimally invasive spine surgery.
Dr. Ali Bydon earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in Ann Arbor. He completed residency training in Neurological Surgery at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit where he graduated with distinction. He also completed a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Henry Ford, as well as a fellowship at Louisiana State University on the Surgical Treatment of Peripheral Nerves. A reviewer for several spine publications, Dr. Bydon has co-authored over 75 peer-reviewed articles related to spinal pathologies, spinal biomechanics, spinal disparities and outcomes.
Dr. Bydon sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center on Wednesdays, and at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on Mondays.
Dr. Ali Bydon earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in Ann Arbor. He completed residency training in Neurological Surgery at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit where he graduated with distinction. He also completed a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Henry Ford, as well as a fellowship at Louisiana State University on the Surgical Treatment of Peripheral Nerves. A reviewer for several spine publications, Dr. Bydon has co-authored over 75 peer-reviewed articles related to spinal pathologies, spinal biomechanics, spinal disparities and outcomes.
Dr. Bydon sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center on Wednesdays, and at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on Mondays.
Physician Title
Clinical Director of Spine Program at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Awards and Honors
Dr. Ali Bydon is the recipient of the prestigious Richard Otenasak Faculty Teaching Award for 2009/2010.
Expertise
- Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
- Back Injuries
- Back Pain
- Basilar Impression
- Basilar Invagination
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cavernous Angioma
- Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease
- Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation
- Cervical Disc Herniation
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spine Trauma
- Cervical Spondylosis
- Chiari Malformations
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chordomas
- Cranio-cervical Junction Pathology
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Degenerative Spine Disease
- Disc Pain
- Giant Cell Tumor
- Hemangioblastoma
- Hemangiomas
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Degenerative Disease
- Lumbar Disc Herniation
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Myxopapillary Ependymoma
- Neck Pain
- Nerve Sheath Tumor
- Neurological Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Neurosurgical Oncology
- Osteoblastoma
- Radiculopathy
- Sacral Tumors
- Sarcoma
- Schwannoma
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Column Tumors
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Malformation
- Spinal Cord Trauma
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spinal Decompression
- Spinal Deformity
- Spinal Dural Fistula
- Spinal Ependymoma
- Spinal Fixation
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Instability
- Spinal Meningioma
- Spinal Metastases
- Spinal Neurofibroma
- Spinal Pain
- Spinal Reconstruction
- Spinal Schwannoma
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spinal Trauma
- Spinal Tumors
- Spine and Spinal Deformities
- Spine Surgery
- Spine Tumors
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis, Cervical
- Spondyloysis
- Thoracic Disc Herniation
Research
Research and Publications
Veyna R, Bydon A, Anagli J
Use of a Selective Cysteine Protease Inhibitor in an embolic model of middle cerebral artery occlusion.
J Neurosurg. 2002
Bydon A, Malik G
Carotid endarterectomy in patients with contralateral internal carotid artery
occlusion without intraoperative shunting.
Surg Neurol. 2002
Bydon A, Mahmood A
Meningeal melanocytoma: an aggressive course for a benign tumor.
J Neurooncol. 2003
Mehta B, Bydon A, Malik G
Stent-within-a-stent technique for the treatment of dissecting vertebral artery aneurysms.
Am J Neuroradiol. 2003
Seyfried D, Bydon A, Chopp M
Improvement in neurological outcome after administration of atorvastatin following experimental intracerebral hemorrhage in rats.
J Neurosurg. 2004
Kole M, Bydon A, Sanders W
Bleeding after endovascular coiling of intracranial aneurysms: A pooled analysis of the literature.
Neurosurg. 2006
Gallia GL, Bydon A, Witham T
Total L-5 spondylectomy and reconstruction of the lumbosacral junction: Technical note.
J Neurosurg Spine
Sciubba DM, Bydon A, Pantle H
Are computed tomography (CT) scans adequate in assessing cervical spine pain following blunt trauma?
Emerg Med J 2007
McGirt MJ, Bydon A, Jallo GI
Spinal deformity after resection of cervical intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children.
Childs Nerv Syst. 2008
Sciubba DM, Bydon A, Kebaish K
Development of scoliosis following intrathecally-placed opioid pump for chronic
low back pain.
Spine. 2007
Chi JC, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL
Epidemiology and Demographics for Primary Vertebral Tumors.
Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2008
Sciubba DM, Bydon A
Perioperative challenges in the surgical management of ankylosing spondylitis patients
Neurosurg Focus 24
McGirt MJ, Bydon A, Jallo GI
Incidence of spinal deformity after resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children who underwent laminectomy compared with laminoplasty.
J Neurosurg Pediatrics. 2008 Jan
Chaichana KL, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL
Predictors of ambulatory function after decompressive surgery for metastatic epidural spinal cord compression.
Neurosurgery. 2008
Gok B, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL
Surgical resection plus adjuvant radiotherapy is superior to surgery or radiotherapy alone in the prevention of neurological decline in a rat metastatic spinal tumor model.
Neurosurgery. 2008
Gok B, Bydon A, Witham TF
Revision surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: surgical results and outcome.
Neurosurg 2008
Gok B, Bydon A, Witham TL
Revision Surgery For Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Surgical Results and Outcome.
Neurosurg 2008
McLoughlin GS, Bydon A, Wolinsky JP
En bloc total sacrectomy performed in a single stage through a posterior approach.
Neurosurgery. 2008 Jul;63(1 Suppl 1):ONS115-20; discussion ONS120.
Gok B, Bydon A, Witham TF
Surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Aug;9(2):152-7.
Gok B, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL.
Surgical resection plus adjuvant radiotherapy is superior to surgery or radiotherapy alone in a rat metastatic spinal tumor model.
Neurosurgery. 2008 Aug;63 (2):346-51; discussion 351
Xu R, Bydon A
Ossification of the ligamentum flavum in a Caucasian man.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Nov;9(5):427-37
Sciubba DM, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL.
Evaluation of factors associated with postoperative infection following sacral tumor resection.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Dec;9(6):593-9
McGirt MJ, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL
Effect of hyperglycemia on progressive paraparesis in a rat metastatic spinal tumor model.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2009 Jan;10(1):9-15.
McGirt MJ, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL
Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures: an evidenced-based review of the literature.
Spine J. 2009 Feb 27.
Gok B, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL, Witham TF
Surgical management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy with laminectomy and instrumented fusion.
Neurol Res. 2009 Feb 11
McGirt MJ, Bydon A.
Recurrent disc herniation and long-term back pain after primary lumbar discectomy: review of outcomes reported for limited versus aggressive disc removal.
Neurosurgery. 2009 Feb; 64(2):338-44; discussion 344-5.
Use of a Selective Cysteine Protease Inhibitor in an embolic model of middle cerebral artery occlusion.
J Neurosurg. 2002
Bydon A, Malik G
Carotid endarterectomy in patients with contralateral internal carotid artery
occlusion without intraoperative shunting.
Surg Neurol. 2002
Bydon A, Mahmood A
Meningeal melanocytoma: an aggressive course for a benign tumor.
J Neurooncol. 2003
Mehta B, Bydon A, Malik G
Stent-within-a-stent technique for the treatment of dissecting vertebral artery aneurysms.
Am J Neuroradiol. 2003
Seyfried D, Bydon A, Chopp M
Improvement in neurological outcome after administration of atorvastatin following experimental intracerebral hemorrhage in rats.
J Neurosurg. 2004
Kole M, Bydon A, Sanders W
Bleeding after endovascular coiling of intracranial aneurysms: A pooled analysis of the literature.
Neurosurg. 2006
Gallia GL, Bydon A, Witham T
Total L-5 spondylectomy and reconstruction of the lumbosacral junction: Technical note.
J Neurosurg Spine
Sciubba DM, Bydon A, Pantle H
Are computed tomography (CT) scans adequate in assessing cervical spine pain following blunt trauma?
Emerg Med J 2007
McGirt MJ, Bydon A, Jallo GI
Spinal deformity after resection of cervical intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children.
Childs Nerv Syst. 2008
Sciubba DM, Bydon A, Kebaish K
Development of scoliosis following intrathecally-placed opioid pump for chronic
low back pain.
Spine. 2007
Chi JC, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL
Epidemiology and Demographics for Primary Vertebral Tumors.
Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2008
Sciubba DM, Bydon A
Perioperative challenges in the surgical management of ankylosing spondylitis patients
Neurosurg Focus 24
McGirt MJ, Bydon A, Jallo GI
Incidence of spinal deformity after resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children who underwent laminectomy compared with laminoplasty.
J Neurosurg Pediatrics. 2008 Jan
Chaichana KL, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL
Predictors of ambulatory function after decompressive surgery for metastatic epidural spinal cord compression.
Neurosurgery. 2008
Gok B, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL
Surgical resection plus adjuvant radiotherapy is superior to surgery or radiotherapy alone in the prevention of neurological decline in a rat metastatic spinal tumor model.
Neurosurgery. 2008
Gok B, Bydon A, Witham TF
Revision surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: surgical results and outcome.
Neurosurg 2008
Gok B, Bydon A, Witham TL
Revision Surgery For Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Surgical Results and Outcome.
Neurosurg 2008
McLoughlin GS, Bydon A, Wolinsky JP
En bloc total sacrectomy performed in a single stage through a posterior approach.
Neurosurgery. 2008 Jul;63(1 Suppl 1):ONS115-20; discussion ONS120.
Gok B, Bydon A, Witham TF
Surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Aug;9(2):152-7.
Gok B, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL.
Surgical resection plus adjuvant radiotherapy is superior to surgery or radiotherapy alone in a rat metastatic spinal tumor model.
Neurosurgery. 2008 Aug;63 (2):346-51; discussion 351
Xu R, Bydon A
Ossification of the ligamentum flavum in a Caucasian man.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Nov;9(5):427-37
Sciubba DM, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL.
Evaluation of factors associated with postoperative infection following sacral tumor resection.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Dec;9(6):593-9
McGirt MJ, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL
Effect of hyperglycemia on progressive paraparesis in a rat metastatic spinal tumor model.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2009 Jan;10(1):9-15.
McGirt MJ, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL
Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures: an evidenced-based review of the literature.
Spine J. 2009 Feb 27.
Gok B, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL, Witham TF
Surgical management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy with laminectomy and instrumented fusion.
Neurol Res. 2009 Feb 11
McGirt MJ, Bydon A.
Recurrent disc herniation and long-term back pain after primary lumbar discectomy: review of outcomes reported for limited versus aggressive disc removal.
Neurosurgery. 2009 Feb; 64(2):338-44; discussion 344-5.
Research Interests
- Screw/rod construct for stabilization of the cervicothoracic junction: Translaminar vs. pedicle screws
- Predictors of outcome in the management of primary tumors of the spine
- Managment of traumatic odontoid fractures in the elderly: surgical vs. conservative therapy
- Assessment of surgical techniques for treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy
- Metastatic spinal cord compression: surgical vs. non-operative treatment. assessment of quality of life and outcome
- Biomechanical assessment of vertebral column stability
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Languages
- English
- Arabic
- French
Memberships
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
Michigan Association of Neurological Surgeons
Michigan State Medical Society
Maryland Neurosurgical Society
Maryland Spine Society
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
Michigan Association of Neurological Surgeons
Michigan State Medical Society
Maryland Neurosurgical Society
Maryland Spine Society
Clinical Trials
- Metastatic Spine Cancer
Additional Resources
Videos and Podcasts
Surgery Video: Dr. Ali Bydon Removes An Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor
Surgery Video: Dr. Ali Bydon Removes An Intradural Spinal Cord Tumor
Surgery Video: Dr. Ali Bydon Performs A Spinal Cord AV Fistula Repair
Surgery Video: Dr. Ali Bydon Performs An ACDF Procedure
Surgery Video: Dr. Ali Bydon Performs A Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
Presentation: Comparing Surgical Approaches to Treat Spinal Synovial Cysts
Surgery Video: Dr. Ali Bydon Performs A Spinal Synovial Cyst Resection
Surgery Video: Dr. Ali Bydon Removes An Intradural Spinal Cord Tumor
Surgery Video: Dr. Ali Bydon Performs A Spinal Cord AV Fistula Repair
Surgery Video: Dr. Ali Bydon Performs An ACDF Procedure
Surgery Video: Dr. Ali Bydon Performs A Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
Presentation: Comparing Surgical Approaches to Treat Spinal Synovial Cysts
Surgery Video: Dr. Ali Bydon Performs A Spinal Synovial Cyst Resection
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